Abuses at Rikers Island: Officials and Advocates Call for End to Solitary Confinement and Officer Violence - Updated

For Johnny Perez, the horrors of being placed in solitary confinement still remain fresh in his memory. More than 15 years ago, when Perez was a young teen, he was placed in solitary confinement for 60 days at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center on Rikers Island.
Abuses at Rikers Island: Officials and Advocates Call for End to Solitary Confinement and Officer Violence - Updated
Advocates for better treatment of the incarcerated gather at City Hall in New York, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. The city council is expected to pass a bill this Thursday that will require city jails to submit regular reports on who they place in solitary confinement and whether they have a mental disability. Annie Wu/Epoch Times
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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